Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers

Beijing (AP)-Construction on a large river in China killed at least 12 workers and lost four other people.

Air photos from the official Xinhua News Agency show a large part of the bridge’s curved aquamarin belt. A bent part of the bridge deck hangs down to the Yellow River below.

Xinhua said sixteen workers were on the bridge in the northwest China’s Qinghai province. In the quest, boats, a helicopters and robots were used.

The English Chinese daily newspaper said that the bridge is 1.6 kilometers long and its deck is above the surface of the following river on 55 meters (180 feet).